John Banville

author

Irish[1] b. 1945, Wexford, Ireland[1] active 1971–present

William John Banville is an Irish novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in Wexford, Ireland, he published his first novel, Nightspawn, in 1971. He is known for works such as 'The Sea', which won the Booker Prize in 2005. Banville has received numerous accolades, including the International Nonino Prize (2003) and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature (2014). He also writes crime fiction under the pseudonym Benjamin Black.[1,2]

  • literature
  • fiction

Books

Works by John Banville

  • 1994 The Stilled Gaze Zelda Cheatle Press · book · English · ISBN 0951837168 Texts by John Banville and Judith Bumpus.
  • 2005 The Sea book · English Winner of the Booker Prize.

Awards

  • 2005 Booker Prize
  • 2003 International Nonino Prize

References

  1. Goodreads link
  2. Amazon. 1994 link